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Permoconcha conica

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Portlockiellidae

Taxonomy
Shansiella conica was named by Batten (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 133297a and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM712f, Ruddy Tank, Hueco Mountains, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Permoconcha conica by Mazaev (2015).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2008-07-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Shansiella conica Batten p. 203 figs. Pl 35, figs 14,15,17,18
2015Permoconcha conica Mazaev p. 888

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPortlockiellidae
genusPermoconcha
speciesconica()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Permoconcha conica Batten 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height253.772.544.643.770.501
shell diameter253.082.003.773.120.409

Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:24:42
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Shansiella conica (type locality: 101773)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Shansiella conica (101776)